A36—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 14,1981
Poultrymen take look
at the future
Prices for a computer like this one dropped from over SI
million in 1955 to $lO,OOO in 1975 Poultrymen at Thursday’s
poultry industry computer workshop learned a system like
this Radio Shack TRS-80 Model II can be purchased today for
about $5OOO. It has a greater capacity than the old million
dollar models The machine was computing a poultry ration
Dealers hold meeting
LANCASTER —Show-Ease Stall self locking manuel, gates and
Co, 573 Willow Rd., Lancaster, pannelmg and lunges available
held a dealers meeting last Friday A short fellowship followed with
There were 22 dealers and their dinner at the Histone Strasburg
wives from Pennsylvania, where they were entertained by
Maryland, New York and Ohio Real Happiness from Ronks
present. Three top dealers were awarded
They toured the shop facilities gifts and all the ladies received a
and went over new items including hand quilted pillow made by Mrs
new style free hanging free stall, John Moore All dealers received a
lever rows with self locking and gift.
6x6 pressure treated post
2x416’ & 18’ perlins
2xlo & 2x12 headers
Pressure treated baseboard
All nails to complete job
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Joseph McCulloch, Penn State computer meeting held Thursday. Hardware and soft
specialist. gave about 50 Lancaster ware are available to do everything from
poultrymen an overview of small computer keeping flock records to printing weekly
applications for their operations at a special paychecks.
Explaining the Apple II computer system on tension Poultryman Forest Muir; and Bill
display at the Farm and Home Center poultry James, computer salesman from Corn
meeting Thursday were, from left, Penn State puterland, Mechamcsburg. Lancaster Poultry
Computer Specialist Joseph McCulloch, Ex- Agent Jay Irwin, seated, works the keyboard.
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